cosminx2003 wrote:
> 
> 
> --- In php-list@yahoogroups.com <mailto:php-list%40yahoogroups.com>, 
> William Piper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>  >
>  > >
>  > > Hi again, i forgot a detail, how can i keep the cookies? what i want
>  > > is to make a script that get details from all my yahoo groups. First i
>  > > login to yahoo and then file_get_contents('http;//groups.yahoo.com/')
>  > > but the login session is not keeped. How can i solve this problem?
>  > > Thanks.
>  > > Cosmin
>  > >
>  >
>  > First, you wouldn't want to do file_get_contents, you would want to do
>  > another PostPage('http://groups.yahoo.com 
> <http://groups.yahoo.com>','','',$cookie); That way it
>  > would set your cookies for that page and return the page. So in
> essence,
>  > it would do exactly as you would with file_get_contents, however it
>  > would set your cookie too.
>  >
>  > Later on, make if nothing has stepped on your cookiefile, do:
>  > $page = PostPage('http://groups.yahoo.com 
> <http://groups.yahoo.com>','','',$cookie); To get the
>  > page again without logging in.
>  >
>  > If the cookies were initially created the first time you logged to the
>  > site, it would work again without the need to login.
>  >
>  > Keep in mind, cookies will work just like they do in a browser so if
>  > they have a timeout after 5 minutes, for example, 5 minutes later they
>  > would no longer work and you would have to login again.
>  >
> 
> Yep, it worked. You're a great programmer :) now i understood how
> cookies and php curl work.
> Thanks you very much !!!

np, glad I could help.

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